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Salem, IN vs Flint, MI

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- Flint is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 33.6% less likely to be married in Flint.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years younger in Flint.
 Salem, INFlint, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock83,312329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.138.4
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 Population - 20106,323  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock124,943285,036,114
 Population - 19905,619  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-24.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,491.593.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, INFlint, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, INFlint, MIUnited States
 White95.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock55.5%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, INFlint, MIUnited States
 Married Population41.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock24.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock72.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households2,485  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,86980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,037  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock38.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

Salem is a rural community which has grown tremendously in the past thirty years, although still very much a small town. Most people may not actually KNOW you, but will  More

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Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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